Description
| Product ID: | 9781350161993 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Adorned in Dreams |
| Subtitle: | Fashion and Modernity |
| Authors: | Author: Elizabeth Wilson |
| Page Count: | 344 |
| Subjects: | Fashion and textile design, Fashion design & theory, Social and cultural history, Cultural studies, Social & cultural history, Cultural studies |
| Description: | When "Adorned in Dreams" was first published in 1985, Angela Carter described the book as 'the best I have read on the subject, bar none'. Elizabeth Wilson traces the social and cultural history of fashion and its complex relationship to modernity. Wilson delights in the power of fashion to mark out identity or to subvert it and this brand new edition of her book follows recent developments to bring the story of fashionable dress up to date, exploring the grunge look inspired by bands like Nirvana, the 'boho chic' of the mid 90's, retro-dressing and the meanings of dress from the veil to Beck's pink-varnished toenails. When "Adorned in Dreams" was first published in 1985, Angela Carter described the book as ''the best I have read on the subject, bar none''. Elizabeth Wilson traces the social and cultural history of fashion and its complex relationship to modernity. Wilson delights in the power of fashion to mark out identity or to subvert it and this brand new edition of her book follows recent developments to bring the story of fashionable dress up to date, exploring the grunge look inspired by bands like Nirvana, the ''boho chic'' of the mid 90''s, retro-dressing and the meanings of dress from the veil to Beck''s pink-varnished toenails. |
| Imprint Name: | Bloomsbury Visual Arts |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-05-14 |
